On the Florida AIDS Ride 2, I actually got two flat tires! One was simply along the regular route during a day's ride. But the other one was just minutes before I was to cross the finish line!

It was a high-pressure moment when we had just been handed our colorful jerseys, and we had about 15 minutes before our section of riders was being escorted from Miami's South Beach to the actual finish line area where photographers and the press would be.

Everyone was chanting loudly and cheering me on as I changed my flat tire, finishing just seconds before our group was told to "ride on to the finish line now"...

I finshed this ride with a "bang"!